Journeys of Transformation: Stories from Across the Acronym Second Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Vanderburgh, Reid (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495131343 ISBN-13: 9781495131349 Publisher: Reid Vanderburgh OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Lgbt Studies - General |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 334 pages |
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Publisher Description: The current LGBTQQIAA acronym has been growing in length and complexity since the early days of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement. Each letter of the acronym reflects the addition of a group who felt marginalized and left out, not fitting into the communities described by the existing letters. The addition of new boxes, however, has created increasing confusion and sometimes feelings of separation from each other. In this book, Vanderburgh has explained each letter from an "insider" perspective while also providing historical context explaining how we got from there to here. As a queer transman who transitioned out of lesbian community and now particiaptes in gay male community while married to a genderqueer woman, Vanderburgh is in an excellent position to explain the many letters to each other. In addition, his work as a therapist allowed him deep insight into the various letters that don't reflect part of his identity. At 61, Vanderburgh came of age in the San Francisco lesbian community of the early 1970s. Personal stories are the best way to convey the experience of identity, and Journeys of Transformation contains 18 such stories: The Twentieth Generation: Joe and Vince transitioned in the 1950s.
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Contributor Bio(s): Vanderburgh, Reid: - Reid Vanderburgh is a writer, consultant and educator living in Portland, Oregon. A retired therapist, he worked with over 450 clients during the course of his career, helping them answer the question, "How do I want to live my life?" in the context of gender identity. Reid received his BA in Psychology from Portland State University in 1998, and his MA in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University's Graduate School for Holistic Studies in 2001. Reid is a transman who began his transformative process in 1995. |